Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim (Arabic: مي عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born November 6, 1983, in Abu Dhabi),[1][2] commonly known as Mai Selim (Arabic: مي سليم), is a Jordanian singer and actress. Her sisters are Mais Hamdan and Dana Hamdan.[3]
Mai Selim | |
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| Born | Mai Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim November 6, 1983 |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse |
Ali al-Refai
(m. 2010; div. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Labels | Alam El Phan |
Biography
editMusical debut
editMai sings in the Egyptian dialect, though she was born to a Palestinian Jordanian father and a Palestinian mother. She has been living in Egypt ever since she was young and has stated she almost lived her whole life there. She gained a degree in Business Studies from Maritime Academy in Egypt.[2]
Mai states that luck has played a big part in her being of where she is right now:
- "I won't lie and give you the clichéd line of 'I've been working towards this all my life since I was a child' and all that stuff. I knew I had a very strong artistic side to me, and I had a strong passion towards music, but I never thought I'd make a career out of it one day."[4]
In 2008, she released the album Ehlawet El Ayam (Arabic: احلوت الأيام).[5]
Personal life
editShe married Egyptian businessman Ali al-Refai from November 2010 to 2012, with whom she had her daughter, Lili.[6]
References
edit- ^ "تحدي مي سليم وابنتها "لي لي" في معكم منى الشاذلي". YouTube (in Arabic). 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ a b (30 August 2008). في لقاء خاص مع الجمال .. مي سليم " بلدي هي مصر ولو لم أكن مطربة لكنت مصممة أزياء ناجحة, Algamal.net (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
- ^ دويتو يجمع مي سليم بميس حمدان, moheet.com, Retrieved December 16, 2010 (about doing a duet with her sister and stamping our rumors of rivalry between them)
- ^ http://www.fame-music.net Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (13 August 2008). مي سليم: احلوت الأيام, Al Khaleej (newspaper) (in Arabic), Retrieved December 16, 2010
- ^ "مي سليم تغمرها السعادة بعد انجاب مولودتها الاولى". farfeshplus.com (in Arabic).
